Iran at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
# Iran at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Iran participated at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. The country's delegation consists of 72 competitors in nine sports: football 7-a-side, goalball, judo, powerlifting, shooting, table tennis, track and field athletics, volleyball, and wheelchair basketball.

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 13 | 1 | 14 |
| Football 7-a-side | 11 | | 11 |
| Goalball | 6 | | 6 |
| Judo | 5 | | 5 |
| Powerlifting | 7 | | 7 |
| Shooting | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Sitting volleyball | 12 | | 12 |
| Table tennis | | 2 | 2 |
| Wheelchair basketball | 12 | | 12 |
| Total | 68 | 4 | 72 |

## Medal summary

### Medal table

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Football 7-a-side | | | 1 | 1 |
| Judo | | 1 | | 1 |
| Powerlifting | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Sitting volleyball | 1 | | | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |

### Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gold | Javad Hardani | Athletics | Men's discus throw F37/38 |
| Gold | Mohammad Reza Mirzaei | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F57/58 |
| Gold | Hamzeh Mohammadi | Powerlifting | Men's 60 kg |
| Gold | Kazem Rajabi | Powerlifting | Men's +100 kg |
| Gold | Mohammad Hosseinifar Mohammad Reza Rahimi Reza Peidayesh Davoud Alipourian Mehdi Hamidzadeh Nasser Hassanpour Sadegh Bigdeli Jalil Imeri Saeid Ebrahimi Issa Zirahi Ramezan Salehi Mohammad Khaleghi | Sitting volleyball | Men |
| Silver | Mehrdad Karamzadeh | Athletics | Men's discus throw F42 |
| Silver | Ali Mohammadyari | Athletics | Men's discus throw F55/56 |
| Silver | Abdolreza Jokar | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F53/54 |
| Silver | Saeid Rahmati | Judo | Men's 60 kg |
| Silver | Ali Hosseini | Powerlifting | Men's 67.5 kg |
| Silver | Majid Farzin | Powerlifting | Men's 75 kg |
| Bronze | Javad Hardani | Athletics | Men's javelin throw F37/38 |
| Bronze | Habibollah Heidarimehr Esmaeil Malekzadeh Gholamreza Najafi Hadi Safari Bahman Ansari Ehsan Gholamhosseinpour Morteza Heidari Abdolreza Karimzadeh Rasoul Atashafrouz Moslem Akbari Ardeshir Mahini | Football 7-a-side | Men |
| Bronze | Ali Sadeghzadeh | Powerlifting | Men's 100 kg |

## Results by event

### Athletics

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Final | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Rank |
| Ali Elahi | 10000 m T12 | | | | 34:38.75 | 8 | 8 |
| Ali Elahi | 5000 m T13 | 1 | 16:03.55 | 5 q | Did not finish | Did not finish |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Score | Rank |
| Mehdi Asghari | Shot put F42 | 12.50 | 12.50 | 7 |
| Mehrdad Karamzadeh | Shot put F42 | 13.58 | 13.58 | 5 |
| Mehrdad Karamzadeh | Discus throw F42 | 44.74 | 44.74 | |
| Jalil Bagheri Jeddi | Shot put F55/56 | 9.99 | 882 | 12 |
| Mehdi Moradi | Shot put F57/58 | 13.44 | 1002 | 6 |
| Siamak Saleh-Farajzadeh | Discus throw F33/34/52 | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| Jalal Khakzadieh | Discus throw F33/34/52 | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start |
| Javad Hardani | Discus throw F37/38 | 45.62 PR | 1024 | |
| Javad Hardani | Javelin throw F37/38 | 47.65 | 972 | |
| Farzad Sepahvand | Discus throw F44 | 51.23 | 948 | 4 |
| Ali Mohammadyari | Discus throw F55/56 | 39.39 | 1023 | |
| Mohsen Kaedi | Javelin throw F35/36 | 42.61 | 975 | 5 |
| Abdolreza Jokar | Javelin throw F53/54 | 22.08 WR | 1108 | |
| Mohammad Reza Mirzaei | Javelin throw F57/58 | 40.84 WR | 1052 | |

Women

| Athlete | Event | Result | Score | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Fatemeh Montazeri | Shot put F57/58 | 9.01 | 927 | 8 |
| Fatemeh Montazeri | Discus throw F57/58 | 28.20 | 897 | 8 |

### Football 7-a-side

**Men**

| Squad list | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Squad list | Pool B | Rank | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Habibollah Heidarimehr Esmaeil Malekzadeh Gholamreza Najafi Hadi Safari Bahman Ansari Ehsan Gholamhosseinpour Morteza Heidari Abdolreza Karimzadeh Rasoul Atashafrouz Moslem Akbari Ardeshir Mahini Coach: Alireza Raadi | Ireland W 4–2 | 2 Q | Russia L 0–5 | 3rd place match Brazil W 4–0 | |
| Habibollah Heidarimehr Esmaeil Malekzadeh Gholamreza Najafi Hadi Safari Bahman Ansari Ehsan Gholamhosseinpour Morteza Heidari Abdolreza Karimzadeh Rasoul Atashafrouz Moslem Akbari Ardeshir Mahini Coach: Alireza Raadi | Great Britain W 3–0 | 2 Q | Russia L 0–5 | 3rd place match Brazil W 4–0 | |
| Habibollah Heidarimehr Esmaeil Malekzadeh Gholamreza Najafi Hadi Safari Bahman Ansari Ehsan Gholamhosseinpour Morteza Heidari Abdolreza Karimzadeh Rasoul Atashafrouz Moslem Akbari Ardeshir Mahini Coach: Alireza Raadi | Ukraine L 0–4 | 2 Q | Russia L 0–5 | 3rd place match Brazil W 4–0 | |

### Goalball

**Men**

| Squad list | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Squad list | Group B | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Rahmatollah Hosseini Mohammad Soranji Mohsen Jalilvand Behzad Jahangiri Javad Jalali Mehdi Sayyahi Coach: Mohammad Bidgoli | Canada L 5–9 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place match Belgium W 7–2 | 9 |
| Rahmatollah Hosseini Mohammad Soranji Mohsen Jalilvand Behzad Jahangiri Javad Jalali Mehdi Sayyahi Coach: Mohammad Bidgoli | Brazil W 8–5 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place match Belgium W 7–2 | 9 |
| Rahmatollah Hosseini Mohammad Soranji Mohsen Jalilvand Behzad Jahangiri Javad Jalali Mehdi Sayyahi Coach: Mohammad Bidgoli | Sweden L 5–10 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place match Belgium W 7–2 | 9 |
| Rahmatollah Hosseini Mohammad Soranji Mohsen Jalilvand Behzad Jahangiri Javad Jalali Mehdi Sayyahi Coach: Mohammad Bidgoli | United States L 3–4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place match Belgium W 7–2 | 9 |
| Rahmatollah Hosseini Mohammad Soranji Mohsen Jalilvand Behzad Jahangiri Javad Jalali Mehdi Sayyahi Coach: Mohammad Bidgoli | China W 8–6 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place match Belgium W 7–2 | 9 |

### Judo

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage final | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Saeid Rahmati | 60 kg | Borges (URU) W 1000–0010 | Pérez (CUB) W 0100–0010 | Li (CHN) W 1000–0000 | | Noura (ALG) L 0000–1000 | |
| Reza Golmohammadi | 66 kg | García (ESP) W 1000–0000 | Karpeniuk (UKR) W 0010–0003 | Lamri (ALG) L 0000–1001 | | 3rd place match Kallunki (FIN) L 0000–1000 | 5 |
| Mousa Pourabbas | 73 kg | Peltoniemi (FIN) W 1011–0000 | Ramirez (ARG) L 0000–0010 | Bye | Repechage Hierrezuelo (CUB) L 0000–1011 | Did not advance | 7 |
| Amir Mirhassan Nattaj | 81 kg | Jonard (FRA) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Repechage Vincze (HUN) W 0002–0000 | Repechage Pominov (UKR) W 0101–0001 | Repechage Lencina (ARG) L 0001–0011 | 5 |
| Hamzeh Nadri | 100 kg | Silva (BRA) L 0000–1001 | Did not advance | Repechage Porter (USA) L 0000–1000 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9 |

### Powerlifting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Morteza Dashti | 48 kg | No mark | No mark |
| Gholam Hossein Chaltoukkar | 56 kg | 172.5 | 7 |
| Hamzeh Mohammadi | 60 kg | 202.5 PR | |
| Ali Hosseini | 67.5 kg | 215.0 | |
| Majid Farzin | 75 kg | 212.5 | |
| Ali Sadeghzadeh | 100 kg | 230.0 | |
| Kazem Rajabi | +100 kg | 265.0 WR | |

### Shooting

**Men**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Bahman Karimi | 10 m air pistol SH1 | 560 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ramezan Salehnejad | 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 586 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Nayyereh Akef | 10 m air pistol SH1 | 360 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

**Mixed**

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank |
| Nayyereh Akef | 50 m pistol SH1 | 507 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bahman Karimi | 50 m pistol SH1 | 536 | 4 Q | 86.7 | 622.7 | 6 |
| Ramezan Salehnejad | 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 588 | 42 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ramezan Salehnejad | 50 m rifle prone SH1 | 582 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Sitting volleyball

**Men**

| Squad list | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Squad list | Pool B | Rank | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Mohammad Hosseinifar Mohammad Reza Rahimi Reza Peidayesh Davoud Alipourian Mehdi Hamidzadeh Nasser Hassanpour Sadegh Bigdeli Jalil Imeri Saeid Ebrahimi Issa Zirahi Ramezan Salehi Mohammad Khaleghi Coach: Hadi Rezaei | Japan W 3–0 25–7, 25–7, 25–5 | 1 Q | Russia W 3–0 25–22, 25–13, 25–20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina W 3–0 25–22, 25–18, 25–22 | |
| Mohammad Hosseinifar Mohammad Reza Rahimi Reza Peidayesh Davoud Alipourian Mehdi Hamidzadeh Nasser Hassanpour Sadegh Bigdeli Jalil Imeri Saeid Ebrahimi Issa Zirahi Ramezan Salehi Mohammad Khaleghi Coach: Hadi Rezaei | Brazil W 3–0 25–9, 25–11, 25–8 | 1 Q | Russia W 3–0 25–22, 25–13, 25–20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina W 3–0 25–22, 25–18, 25–22 | |
| Mohammad Hosseinifar Mohammad Reza Rahimi Reza Peidayesh Davoud Alipourian Mehdi Hamidzadeh Nasser Hassanpour Sadegh Bigdeli Jalil Imeri Saeid Ebrahimi Issa Zirahi Ramezan Salehi Mohammad Khaleghi Coach: Hadi Rezaei | Egypt W 3–0 27–25, 25–12, 25–18 | 1 Q | Russia W 3–0 25–22, 25–13, 25–20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina W 3–0 25–22, 25–18, 25–22 | |

### Table tennis

**Women**

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries / Quarterfinal | Preliminaries / Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Groups | Rank | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Narges Khazaei | Singles 1/2 | Lafaye (FRA) L 1–3 5–11, 4–11, 12–10, 9–11 | Group B 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Narges Khazaei | Singles 1/2 | Al-Bargouti (JOR) W 3–2 11–6, 7–11, 11–9, 7–11, 11–6 | Group B 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Forough Bakhtiari | Singles 3 | Kanova (SVK) L 0–3 6–11, 4–11, 6–11 | Group B 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Forough Bakhtiari | Singles 3 | Mariage (FRA) L 2–3 11–6, 11–7, 9–11, 8–11, 8–11 | Group B 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Forough Bakhtiari | Singles 3 | Ploner (ITA) W 3–0 11–6, 11–6, 11–5 | Group B 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 8 |
| Forough Bakhtiari Narges Khazaei | Team 1–3 | Great Britain L 2–3 3–1, 0–3, 2–3, 3–0, 0–3 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |

### Wheelchair basketball

**Men**

| Squad list | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Squad list | Pool A | Rank | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Saman Bolaghi Ahmad Daghaghelehpour Alireza Ahmadi Morteza Gharibloo Adel Torfi Zakaria Hesamizadeh Hakim Mansouri Ebrahim Ahmadi Esmaeil Hosseinpour Gholamreza Nami Bahman Seifi Vahid Gholam-Azad Coach: Abdolghafour Kamrava | South Africa W 73–62 | 3 Q | United States L Walkover | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified |
| Saman Bolaghi Ahmad Daghaghelehpour Alireza Ahmadi Morteza Gharibloo Adel Torfi Zakaria Hesamizadeh Hakim Mansouri Ebrahim Ahmadi Esmaeil Hosseinpour Gholamreza Nami Bahman Seifi Vahid Gholam-Azad Coach: Abdolghafour Kamrava | Sweden W 92–66 | 3 Q | United States L Walkover | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified |
| Saman Bolaghi Ahmad Daghaghelehpour Alireza Ahmadi Morteza Gharibloo Adel Torfi Zakaria Hesamizadeh Hakim Mansouri Ebrahim Ahmadi Esmaeil Hosseinpour Gholamreza Nami Bahman Seifi Vahid Gholam-Azad Coach: Abdolghafour Kamrava | Japan W 69–50 | 3 Q | United States L Walkover | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified |
| Saman Bolaghi Ahmad Daghaghelehpour Alireza Ahmadi Morteza Gharibloo Adel Torfi Zakaria Hesamizadeh Hakim Mansouri Ebrahim Ahmadi Esmaeil Hosseinpour Gholamreza Nami Bahman Seifi Vahid Gholam-Azad Coach: Abdolghafour Kamrava | Germany L 63–73 | 3 Q | United States L Walkover | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified |
| Saman Bolaghi Ahmad Daghaghelehpour Alireza Ahmadi Morteza Gharibloo Adel Torfi Zakaria Hesamizadeh Hakim Mansouri Ebrahim Ahmadi Esmaeil Hosseinpour Gholamreza Nami Bahman Seifi Vahid Gholam-Azad Coach: Abdolghafour Kamrava | Canada L 62–93 | 3 Q | United States L Walkover | disqualified | disqualified | disqualified |
